Gruntfile.js for a small LESS-based project

Gruntfile.js LESS

module.exports = function(grunt) {
 
    // Project configuration.
    grunt.initConfig({
 
        //Read the package.json (optional)
        pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
 
        // Metadata.
        meta: {
            basePath: '',
            srcPath: 'js/',
            deployPath: 'deploy/'
        },
 
        
        // ==================================
        // TASKS CONFIG


        // COPY FILES FROM SOURCE TO DEPLOY - https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-copy
        // don't include '!X'
        copy: {
            deploy: {
                expand: true,
                src: ["*", "css/*.css", "img/*", "css/fonts/*", "js/*/**", "!css/less", "!css/main.css", '!js/*.js', "!node_modules", "!Gruntfile.js", "!package.json", "!deploy", "!doc", "!src"  ],
                dest: 'deploy/'
            }
        },


        // LESS - https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-less
        less: {
          deploy: {
            options: {
              yuicompress: true
            },
            files: [
                { src: ["css/less/bootstrap.less"], dest: "css/bootstrap.css"},
                { src: ["css/less/responsive.less"], dest: "css/bootstrap-responsive.css"},
                ],
            }
        },

        


        // UGLIFY - https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-uglify
        uglify: {
            deploy: {
              files: [
                    { src: ["js/script.js"], dest: "deploy/js/script.js"},
                    { src: ["js/plugins.js"], dest: "deploy/js/plugins.js"},
                    ],
                }
        },

        // JSHINT - https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-jshint
        jshint: {
            deploy: {
                all: ['js/**/*.js', 'js/*.js']
            }
        },

        // CONNECT - Create server - https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-connect
        connect: {
            server: {
              options: {
                port: 8080,
                base: 'deploy'
              }
            }
        },

        // WATCH FILES & FOLDERS - https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-watch
        // Executes the listed targets on file save
        // Watches folders for file changes and then runs the specified tasks
        watch: {
            uglify: {
                files: ["js/script.js", "js/plugins.js"],
                tasks: ['uglify:deploy'],
                options: {
                    //interrupt: true
                }
            },
            jshint: {
                files: ['js/**/*.js', 'js/*.js'],
                tasks: ['jshint:deploy'],
                options: {
                    //interrupt: true
                }
            },
            less: {
                files: 'css/less/*.less',
                tasks: ['less:deploy'],
                options: {
                    //interrupt: true
                }
            },
            copy: {
                files: ["*", "css/*.css", "img/*", "css/fonts/*", "js/*/**", "!css/less", "!css/main.css", '!js/*.js', "!node_modules", "!Gruntfile.js", "!package.json", "!deploy", "!doc", "!src"  ],
                tasks: ['copy:deploy'],
                options: {
                    //interrupt: true,
                    //nospawn: true // commented out to make sure files are being copied to deploy on change
                }
            }
        }

    });
 
    // These plugins provide necessary tasks.
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-uglify');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-copy');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-less');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-jshint');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-connect');

    // Resigster tasks in order
    // Make sure WATCH is last
    grunt.registerTask('default', [ 'jshint', 'less', 'copy', 'uglify', 'connect', 'watch']);
 
};